A noughts and crosses Java applet to teach programming to primary school children

Authors:
J. Paul Gibson
Affiliations:
National University of Ireland Maynooth, Maynooth, Co. Kildare, Ireland
Venue:
PPPJ '03 Proceedings of the 2nd international conference on Principles and practice of programming in Java
Year:
2003

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Abstract

We report on a continuing study into teaching programming to pre-teens school-children, with some as young as seven years old. As part of the study we aim to test childrens' algorithmic understanding through their ability to solve puzzles and play games; and to turn this understanding into working code. We review a project in which children have programmed (in Java) AI players for the game of Noughts and Crosses. This code is then incorporated into a 'programmable' Java Applet for use as an educational tool in primary (junior) schools.